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As cloud computing is investigated and adopted by businesses, its inherent security risks are becoming more apparent. Governments and large enterprises around the world are attracted to the benefits of the cloud, but are hesitant because of security and privacy risks.
The Global Security Challenge, together with HP Labs, has launched the first Cloud Security Challenge competition to explore radically new ideas and game-changing solutions in order to make cloud computing more secure.

Martin Sadler, Director of the Systems Security Lab at HP Labs, says:

"The Cloud Security Challenge not only allows us to find the much needed new security technologies that will be needed to minimise the risks in using the cloud – it also allows us to find new questions that we will need to find answers to."

The winners will receive a US$10,000 cash prize and up to three of the finalists may be invited to test their technology in the HP Labs test-bed.

Crowded Places Challenge - Update
The judges have selected 6 finalists,
from all the entrants received, who will be judged in January by an independent Judging Panel consisting of government leaders, venture capitalists and industry representatives.

The finalists are:

Princeton Lightwave – USA
Princeton Lightwave developed a novel imaging array that goes beyond the current capabilities of explosive detection systems. Its technology can detect explosive particles in real-time and from a distance of over 20 meters.

SensorWare Systems – USA
Originally developed at NASA to search for extraterrestrial life, the technology was spun off to operate as intelligent sensor infrastructure for situational awareness and crowd movement.

AFIS and Biometrics Consulting – USA
AFIS and Biometrics Consulting have developed proprietary and innovative software components for use with off the shelf sensors to create a solution which detects and identifies people in the crowd unobtrusively with high reliability.

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